Biotechnology and Genetics

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What can sequencing of microbial genomes help to find?

  • New plant species and fertilizers
  • New antibiotics and probiotics
  • Novel minerals and ores
  • Rapid diagnostic methods and vaccines (correct)

How does gene cloning benefit human health?

  • By creating new species of plants
  • By finding new viruses
  • By controlling digestion and benefiting the immune system (correct)
  • By producing new metals

What might an imbalance of microbes in the intestines contribute to?

  • Low cholesterol levels
  • Low blood sugar
  • Enhanced mental clarity
  • High blood sugar and high cholesterol (correct)

One of the goals of the Human Microbiome Project is to:

<p>Determine if individuals share a core human microbiome (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Human Microbiome Project aim to understand microbial communities?

<p>By understanding how to acquire and maintain them (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What significant changes does the Human Microbiome Project study?

<p>Changes in the microbiome correlated with health changes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of developing new methods for the Human Microbiome Project?

<p>Analyzing the microbiome (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the first vaccine using live cowpox virus to vaccinate against smallpox?

<p>Edward Jenner (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can vaccines stimulate in humans or animals?

<p>The immune system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when two protoplast cells fuse?

<p>They create a cell that can grow into a hybrid plant (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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